| MODEL | STANCE | INTERVENTIONS / CONCEPTS |
|---|---|---|
| BOWEN | Therapist is coach; Therapist is neutral; Therapist is objective; Therapist and client should be at same maturity level; Reduce anxiety; Relies on self-report; Does not include children. |
Genogram; Differentiation; Fusion; Anxiety; Reactivity; Triangulation; Societal Regression; Emotional Cutoff; Family Projection Process; Multigenerational Transmission Process; Nuclear Family Emotional System; Sibling Position. |
| STRUCTURAL (MINUCHIN) |
Therapist is expert; Therapist is leader; Therapist is active and involved; Joins by mimesis and accommodation; Increases anxiety Evaluates based upon family structure he sees, rather than what the family tells him; Entire family may be present. |
Structural Mapping; Restructuring; Enmeshment; Disengagement; Hierarchy Subsystems; Rigid Boundaries; Diffuse Boundaries; Coalitions; Alliances; Parentified Child; Enactments; Unbalancing; Increases anxiety; Will move client’s position (seating) in therapy room to reflect hierarchy. |